suites Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 I have been to many many shows in my 30+ years of going to concerts and was thinking about the best opening songs I ever saw (or maybe saw on a concert film). Here a few that stick out. 1. Elton - Funeral/Loves Lies Bleeding2. Neil - Hey Hey My My3. Zep - Rock and Roll (never saw except on The Song Remains the Same Movie) I will add to list as the memories come back.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Pogues - (always the same opener): Streams of WhiskeyQueens of the Stone Age: Feel Good Hit of the SummerJohn Fogerty: Travelin Band Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 It amazes me that Guided By Voices so rarely pulled out "Over The Neptune/Mesh Gear Fox" to start their shows (or even play, period). And I'm sad that I never got to experience it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 I've always been partial to the Allman's "Don't Want You No More > Ain't My Cross To Bear". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Okay, so these are CONCERT-openers, not album-openers!Had to get that straight. Now I'll have to think on that for a while. I DO remember my jaw hitting the floor as soon as Uncle Tupelo played their first song, the first time.But, since it was my first time hearing them, I don't remember which song it actually was. (I kinda remember it being either "Graveyard Shift" or "Whiskey Bottle" but, as I said, it was my first time seeing them, so I can't be sure.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Ooh, and I saw Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham opening for Nick Lowe, they opened the set with"Cry Like a Baby"A great way to start. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 off topic, but i read the funniest thing about Nick Lowe a few days ago...apparently after Bowie put out _Low_, Nick decided to put out a record: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 off topic, but i read the funniest thing about Nick Lowe a few days ago...apparently after Bowie put out _Low_, Nick decided to put out a record:Yup.Cheeky. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anthony Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3c0FTITRqA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IRememberDBoon Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 this is the show I turned my ex into a wilco fanWilco2006-03-05Memorial Hall - UNC Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC1. At My Window Sad And Lonely2. Hell Is Chrome3. Muzzle Of Bees4. In A Future Age5. The Good Part6. Walken7. Forget The Flowers8. At Least That's What You Said9. Jesus, Etc.10. Handshake Drugs11. Spiders (Kidsmoke)12. Hummingbird13. I'm The Man Who Loves You (started & stopped)14. I Am Trying To Break Your Heart15. I'm The Man Who Loves You16. A Shot In The ArmSet 2:17. She's A Jar18. Say You Miss Me19. War On War20. CandyflossSet 3:21. The Thanks I Get22. Airline To Heaven23. The Late Greats check out that beginning Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IRememberDBoon Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 probably Misunderstood or Jack Straw is the answer to the question.After Midnight at PHISH 2000 was really great. But that was a closer. Best cover I think Ive seen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yaz Rock Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Wilco - Via Chicago (as they so often did in 1999 when I first saw them)Pearl Jam - Release / Long Road / OceansSoul Asylum - Somebody to Shove Quote Link to post Share on other sites
suites Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3c0FTITRqA Yes..Imagine being in a building when this happens. we all love Wilco and other "indi" type groups but this is a different animal. Trust me, when Wilco opens with Misunderstood I get about as happy as I can get (not including the big O....lol) but Rock and Roll to start a show Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hixter Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Live Led Zep always leaves me cold. I've never been able to sit through an entire screening of The Song Remains the Same. I'll take The Who any day over LZ. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
suites Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 Live Led Zep always leaves me cold. I've never been able to sit through an entire screening of The Song Remains the Same. I'll take The Who any day over LZ. You can have a legit arguement with that but we are just talking about opening songs. IMO the best opening who song would be Substitute which is what they open with most of the time (not including specialty shows). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 The Song Remains the Same is below sub-par live Zep.If you want to hear something that would convince you why they were a live juggernaut, you should listen to How the West Was Won.Now THAT is a live set! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Reservations in Austin It's helpful to figure out right away which are the annoying chatty assholes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Tatlock Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7dSnWejbtE Saw them once during their 80-81 revival. Without doubt the loudest concert i've attended and bloody marvellous. the Clash launching themselves towards the mics for I Fought The Law a close second. Suppose Folsom Prison Blues at the famous show there must be one of the most atmospheric openers. The same from San Quentin has a better video available though. Love those perfect simple guitar solos. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5Ts4M3irWM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hixter Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 You can have a legit arguement with that but we are just talking about opening songs. IMO the best opening who song would be Substitute which is what they open with most of the time (not including specialty shows).That performance of Rock and Roll did nothing for me. I love the band and listened to them incessantly as a teenager in the 70s and 80s, but their live stuff has always struck me as lesser than their recorded output. The exact opposite is true for The Who. ( I think I Can't Explain might be a more popular opener than Substitute.) If you want to hear something that would convince you why they were a live juggernaut, you should listen to How the West Was Won.Better for sure, but I think Plant and Page just rub me the wrong way when I see them onstage. Not sure why that is, but I've felt that way for more than 30 years. Old dog, set in my ways, etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dagwave Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 I believe I caught a " Second That Emotion" Jerry Band opener in Philly in the early 90's that caughtme pleasantly by surprise. And a Help/Slip/Franklins around the same time at Deer Creek. And my wilco live cherry was popped by Misunderstood at the Tower Theater. all gave me chills. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Inside of Outside Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Another vote for Misunderstood. And Aerosmith dropping the curtain with Back in the Saddle in the Permanent Vacation-era was a great way to start a show. Jokerman - Bob Dylan Cats and Dogs - The Head and the Heart Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Arcade Fire - Wake Up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Misunderstood is overwhelming to me every time I see it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Oh man, so many great ones...hard to even choose the best. Some in clubs, some in big ol' barns... 09/23/82 - Grateful Dead - Alabama > Greatest Story - Got the place jumpin'... 07/20/84 - Roger Waters - Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun - People were going nuts all through this. 04/28/93 - Warren Zevon - Splendid Isolation - Damn, I miss Warren. Seeing him come out and open with this on acoustic in a little club like Toad's Place was unforgettable. 09/27/94 - Bruce Cockburn - Tokyo - "Grey suited business men/Pissing against a wall/Cut to crumbling guard rail/Slow motion car fall!" 11/03/02 - Wilco - IATTTBYH - The "disposable Dixie cup drinker" part got the crowd going. My all-time favorite Wilco show. 04/03/10 - Paul McCartney - Venus & Mars/Rock Show - The word epic is overused a lot these days, but this stadium show was exactly that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Good calls on the Help>Slip>Frank and Back In The Saddle. I saw both of those and it was a great way to get things rolling. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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